Coming on the heels of the announcement it's now producing a carbon fiber full-suspension version of its Tracer model called the Carbine, Intense recently teased new images of its all-new carbon fiber 29er hardtail called the Hard Eddie 29.

Remember the good old days, when the only real choice to be made about headsets was color? Well, they're gone. The good news is that tapered headtubes and low-stack bearings have yielded real improvements in ride performance. Some, like the 44 External, are downright awesome.